Russian ship Vsevolod (1796)
Vsevolod burning, after the action with the Implacable and Centaur, destroyed in the presence of the Russian Fleet near Rogerwick bay on 26 August 1808.
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| Name: | Vsevolod |
| Builder: | G. Ignatyev |
| Laid down: | 4 October [O.S. 21 September] 1794 |
| Launched: | 6 September [O.S. 24 August] 1796 |
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| Class and type: | Yaroslav-class 74-gun ship of the line |
| Length: | 170 ft 0 in (51.82 m) (upper deck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail (three masts, ship rig) |
| Complement: | 640 |
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The Russian ship Vsevolod (1796) (also Vsewolod; Russian: Всеволод ) was a 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1796. She served in the North Sea and the Baltic until the British 74-gun third rates Implacable and Centaur destroyed her in 1808 during the Anglo-Russian War (1807-1812).
On 3 July 1798 Vsevolod was at Arkhangel’sk, serving as flagship for Vice-Adm. Thate, who commanded the 2nd Division of the Imperial Russian Navy. She then arrived at the Nore on 8 August and operated in the North Sea and off the Texel for almost three years. She returned to Kronstadt on 21 July 1800. She then carried supplies to Revel’. She then served in the Baltic before undergoing repairs in 1804. In September 1805 she transported troops to Pomerania.
In early 1808 Russia initiated the Finnish War in response to Sweden's refusal to bow to Russian pressure to join the anti-British alliance. Russia captured Finland and made it a Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire. The British decided to take counter-measures and in May sent a fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez to the Baltic.
On 9 July, the Russian fleet, under Admiral Peter Khanykov, came out from Kronstadt. The Swedes massed a fleet under Swedish Admiral Rudolf Cederström, consisting of 11 line-of-battle ships and 5 frigates at Örö and Jungfrusund to oppose them. On 16 August, Saumarez then sent Centaur, Captain William Henry Webley, and Implacable, Captain Thomas Byam Martin, to join the Swedish fleet. They chased two Russian frigates on 19 July and joined the Swedes the following day.
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